休

rest, day off, retire, sleep

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

キュウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

やす.まるやす.むやす.める

Stroke Order

6 / 6

Information

Grade:1

Strokes:6

JLPT:N5

Frequency:642

Vocabulary

キュウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
運休	ウンキュウ	suspension (of a transportation service); cancellation; stoppage
休暇	キュウカ	holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
休学	キュウガク	temporary absence from school
休刊	キュウカン	suspension of publication
休業	キュウギョウ	suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
お休みなさい	おやすみなさい	good night
一休み	ひとやすみ	(short) rest; breather; break
夏休み	なつやすみ	summer vacation; summer holiday
休する	きゅうする	to come to an end; to rest
休まる	やすまる	to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

body, substance, object, reality, counter for images

vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet, red, bloody

use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause

article, clause, counter for articles, clauses, paragraphs, etc., twig, item, stripe, streak

prostrated, bend down, bow, cover, lay (pipes)

end, close, tip, powder, posterity

un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac

fell, strike, attack, punish

sham, temporary, interim, assumed (name), informal

convenience, facility, excrement, feces, letter, chance